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h_tra_2016a_2016-04-13t13:38:00z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/13/2016

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1430

HOUSECOMMITTEE ONTRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

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Action Taken:

Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p

Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion p

Refer House Bill 16-1430, as amended, to the Commi

PASS

PASS

PASS

01:39 PM -- HB 16-1430

Representative Lebsock, prime sponsor, came to the table to present House Bill 16-1430. This bill requires that an oil and gas operator register with both the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), and with the local governments in whose jurisdiction the operator has either an approved state drilling permit, or an application for a new well. The operator may register with the local government either by complying with a locally established registration process, or by delivering a current copy of the operator's COGCC registration and designation-of-agent forms.

The bill also allows a local government to request:

• a good-faith estimate of the number of wells the operator intends to drill in the next five years within the local government's jurisdiction; and

• a map showing the location of existing well sites and production facilities, approved well sites or sites for which an application is pending, and sites the operator has identified for development on its current drilling schedule, but for which it has not yet submitted an application for COGCC approval.

Three documents on the bill and the COGCC were distributed to the committee (Attachments A, B, and C).

02:42 PM -- Sara Loflin, representing the League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans (LOGIC), testified in support of the bill. Ms. Loflin responded to a question from the committee.

02:46 PM -- Tracee Bently and Dave Neslin, representing the Colorado Petroleum Council and the American Petroleum Institute, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Bently and Mr. Neslin responded to questions from the committee and discussion ensued.